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Chile President Kast Defends Fuel Price Hike, Says Pessimism was Evident

Chilean President José Antonio Kast said the surge in gasoline prices over $300 was inevitable and allowed better allocation of state resources.

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On 2026-08-31, President José Antonio Kast, during an interview on Radio Cooperativa, said it was 'evident' that the fuel price surge of over $300 would bring pessimism, and defended the decision. [1] José Antonio Kast denied the existence of any formal link with Fernando Cerimedo during his election campaign or while serving as president. [2] José Antonio Kast, the ultraright-wing president of Chile, admitted in an interview with Radio Cooperativa on September 1, 2026, that he knows Fernando Cerimedo, a radical social media agitator currently imprisoned in Bolivia. [3] Kast described the decision to increase fuel prices as 'complex' and 'painful' but said it allowed the reorder state resources without taking new loans for a subsidy that was about to disappear. [4] Kast praised negotiations to exempt some Chilean products from punitive US tariffs and defended the free trade agreement (TLC) as a tool to avoid risks to Chilean exports. [5] Kast stated that the fuel price increase was necessary because the government lacked funds for the Fuel Price Stabilization Mechanism (Mepco) and because Middle East war drove up oil and diesel prices. [6] Fernando Cerimedo is accused in Bolivia of sponsoring an attempted contract killing and illegal enrichment. [7] Nadia Beller, the Bolivian lawyer and former partner of Cerimedo who was shot three times in an attack on August 17, 2026, accused Cerimedo of boasting about having a role in the electoral contest that made Kast the governor. [8]
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  1. On 2026-08-31, President José Antonio Kast, during an interview on Radio Cooperativa, said it was 'evident' that the fuel price surge of over $300 would bring pessimism, and defended the decision. · La Tercera
  2. José Antonio Kast denied the existence of any formal link with Fernando Cerimedo during his election campaign or while serving as president. · La Jornada
  3. José Antonio Kast, the ultraright-wing president of Chile, admitted in an interview with Radio Cooperativa on September 1, 2026, that he knows Fernando Cerimedo, a radical social media agitator currently imprisoned in Bolivia. · La Jornada
  4. Kast described the decision to increase fuel prices as 'complex' and 'painful' but said it allowed the reorder state resources without taking new loans for a subsidy that was about to disappear. · La Tercera
  5. Kast praised negotiations to exempt some Chilean products from punitive US tariffs and defended the free trade agreement (TLC) as a tool to avoid risks to Chilean exports. · La Tercera
  6. Kast stated that the fuel price increase was necessary because the government lacked funds for the Fuel Price Stabilization Mechanism (Mepco) and because Middle East war drove up oil and diesel prices. · La Tercera
  7. Fernando Cerimedo is accused in Bolivia of sponsoring an attempted contract killing and illegal enrichment. · La Jornada
  8. Nadia Beller, the Bolivian lawyer and former partner of Cerimedo who was shot three times in an attack on August 17, 2026, accused Cerimedo of boasting about having a role in the electoral contest that made Kast the governor. · La Jornada
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